Note: Descriptions are shown in the official language in which they were submitted.
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Use of ester group-including polymers as antifatigue additives
The present invention relates to the use of polymers comprising ester groups
as
antifatigue additives.
For reasons of fuel economy, a task being addressed in modern research is
that of reducing churning loss and internal friction of oils more and more. As
a
result, there has been a trend in the last few years toward ever lower
viscosities
of the oils used and hence ever thinner lubricant films, especially at high
temperatures. An adverse consequence of this trend is the fact that an
increased level of damage, especially on transmissions and roller bearings, is
occurring in use.
In the design of a transmission, it should be ensured that all sliding and
rolling
contact sites, i.e. gearings and roller bearings, are lubricated sufficiently
in all
operating states. Damage to gears and roller bearings are the consequence of
excessive local stress. A distinction is drawn here between two groups of
faults
at metallic surfaces of transmissions, especially at gearings and roller
bearings:
1. Wear resulting from continuous surface material removal or scuffing as a
result of abrupt material removal after surface wear of both friction
partners.
2. Fatigue which becomes visible through gray staining (surface fatigue,
micro-pitting) or craters (sub-surface fatigue, pitting). This damage is
caused by flaking-off or breaking-out of material owing to cracks, which
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are caused 20-40 pm or 100-500 Nrn below the surface by shear stresses
in the metal lattice.
The types of damage mentioned are commonly known for gearings and roller
bearings, and are described in detail, for example, in the publications "Gears
-
Wear and Damage to Gear Teeth", ISO DIS 10825 and "Walzlagerschaden"
[Damage to roller bearings], Publ.-No. WL 82 102/2 DA from FAG (Schaeffier
KG), Schweinfurt 2004.
Wear resulting from continuous surface material removal occurs on gearings
and roller bearings preferentially at low speeds, at which the surface
roughnesses come into contact owing to too thin a lubricant film. The material
degradation which results from this mechanism is shown, for example, in fig.
10.10 in T. Mang, W. Dresel (eds.): "Lubricants and Lubrication", Wiley-VCH,
Weinheim 2001, in which a tooth flank with significant manifestations of wear
is
shown. Inhomogeneous wear, which can be seen in the form of streak
formation on a roller bearing, is shown iri "Walzlagerschaden", Publ.-No. WL
82
102/2 DA from FAG (Schaeffler KG), Schweinfurt 2004, in figure 68.
Lubricants have a favorable effect with regard to wear resistance when they
comprise antiwear (AW) additives and are of high viscosity.
Scuffing on tooth flanks usually occurs at moderate to high speeds. The
surfaces in contact become welded briefly and immediately fall apart again. A
typical manifestation of such damage is shown, for example, in fig. 10.11 in
T.
Mang, W. Dresel (eds.): "Lubricants anci Lubrication", Wiley-VCH, Weinheim
2001. The damage occurs on intermesl-iing flank areas, where very high sliding
speeds are present (often on the tooth fiead). This is damage which occurs
abruptly, which can be caused merely by a single overload. Scuffing damage
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likewise occurs in roller bearings; this is observed especially on large
bearings,
for example in transmissions of cement mills. Owing to excessively low
operating viscosity, excessively high stresses and/or excessively high speeds,
there is insufficient lubricant film formation between the rollers and cup
(for
example of a tapered roller bearing), and leads to local welding (cf. fig. 81
"Walziagerschaden", Publ.-No. WL 82 102/2 DA from FAG (Schaeffler KG),
Schweinfurt 2004).
Scuffing damage can be reduced by more than a factor of 5 by extreme
pressure (EP) additives in the lubricant.
The material fatigue described above under point 2 is manifested especially by
gray staining and crater formation.
Gray staining begins at first 20-40 pm below the surface with fine cracks in
the
metal lattice. The crack propagates to the surface and leads to material
flaking
off, which is evident as visible gray staining. In the case of gearings, gray
staining can be observed on tooth flanks virtually in all speed ranges. Gray
staining occurs preferentially in the area of sliding contact, which is shown,
for
example, in fig. 10.13 in T. Mang, W. Dresel (eds.): "Lubricants and
Lubrication", Wiley-VCH, Weinheim 2001. In roller bearings too, very flat
erruptions arise as gray staining on the raceway in the area of sliding
contact,
as shown by way of example in "Walzlagerschaden", Publ.-No. WL 82 102/2
DA from FAG (Schaeffler KG), Schweinfurt 2004, in figure 49.
Crater formation is likewise fatigue damage which is observed in all speed
ranges. Here too, the damage begins with a crack in the metal lattice at a
depth
of 100-500 pm. The crack finally propagates to the surface and leaves, after
break-out, a pronounced crater. In the case of gears, these occur preferably
at
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the middle of the tooth flanks, and in roiler bearings usually on the rotating
bearing rings. Figures showing this damage can be found in publications
including T. Mang, W. Dresel (eds.): "Lubricants and Lubrication", Wiley-VCH,
Weinheim 2001 (cf. fig. 10.14 and fig. 10.15) and in "Walzlagerschaden", Publ.-
No. WL 82 102/2 DA from FAG (Schaeffler KG), Schweinfurt 2004 (cf. figure
43). In contrast to gray staining, the damage thus proceeds in the area of
rolling
contact, since the greatest stress and the greatest amplitudes of load change
are present there in each case.
In clear contrast to the faults of "wear" and "scuffing", the much more
serious
fatigue faults of "gray staining" and "craters" at present cannot be
influenced in
a controlled manner with additives, for instance the antiwear and extreme
pressure additives described above (cf. R.M. Mortier, S.T. Orszulik (eds.):
"Chemistry and Technology of Lubricants", Blackie Academic & Professional,
London, 2"d ed. 1997; J. Bartz: "Additive fur Schmierstoffe" [Additives for
Lubricants], Expert-Verlag, Renningen-Malmsheim 1994; T. Mang, W. Dresel
(eds.): "Lubricants and Lubrication", Wiley-VCH, Weinheim 2001). Studies to
date have been able to show, if anything, only that gray staining resistance
and
crater resistance can be influenced via the lubricant viscosity. An increased
viscosity here has a prolonging effect or- fatigue time (cf. U. Schedl: "FVA-
Forschungsvorhaben 2/IV: Pittingtest - Einfluss der Schmierstoffs auf die
Grubchenlebensdauer einsatzgeharteter Zahnrader im Einstufen- und
Lastkollektivversuch", Forschungsvereiriigung Antriebstechnik, Book 530,
Frankfurt 1997).
To improve the viscosity properties, polyalkyl (meth)acrylates (PAMA) have
been used for some time in lubricant oils, for example transmission or motor
oils, and some of them may be functionalized with comonomers, especially
nitrogen- or oxygen-containing monomers. These VI improvers include
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especially polymers which have been functionalized with dimethylaminoethyl
methacrylate (US 2,737,496 to E. I. Dupont de Nemours and Co.),
dimethylaminoethylmethacrylamide (US 4,021,357 to Texaco Inc.) or
hydroxyethyl methacrylate (US 3,249,545 to Shell Oil. Co).
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VI improvers based on PAMA for lubricant oil applications are constantly being
improved. For instance, there have recently also been many descriptions of
polymers with block sequences for use in lubricant oils.
For example, publication US 3,506,5741:o Rohm and Haas describes
sequential polymers consisting of a PAMA base polymer, which is grafted with
N-vinylpyrrolidone in a subsequent reaction.
Moreover, publications WO 2001/40339 and DE 10 2005 041 528 to RohMax
Additives GmbH describe, respectively, block copolymers and star block
coplymers for lubricant oil applications, which are obtainable by means of
ATRP
among other methods.
Advantageousness of the block structure for wear-reducing additive functions
of
the VI improvers or for reducing friction, which leads to lower fuel
consumption,
has also already been demonstrated.
WO 2004/087850 describes lubricant oil formulations which comprise block
copolymers and have excellent friction properties. The block copolymers act as
friction modifiers.
WO 2006/105926 describes, inter alia, block copolymers derived from specially
selected N/O functional monomers, anci the use thereof as friction modifiers
and dispersants.
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WO 2006/007934 to RohMax Additive GmbH describes the use of graft
copolymers as an antiwear additive in lubricant oil formulations, especially
in
motor oils. WO 2005/097956 to RohMax Additives likewise describes lubricant
oil formulations comprising H-bond-containing graft polymers as antiwear
additives.
As described above, there have been many attempts to date to prevent
damage owing to wear or scuffing through use of additives. However, material
fatigue can only be countered by the use of oils with a relatively high
viscosity
or by use of specific materials for gearing and/or roller bearings. However,
both
options are afflicted with disadvantages, the use of new materials being
expensive and a further improvement being desirable. The use of high-viscosity
oils leads to high internal friction and hence to high fuel consumption.
Therefore, especially compounds which can be used as antifatigue additives,
without this being associated with an increase in viscosity of the lubricant,
would be helpful.
In view of the prior art, it was thus an object of the present invention to
provide
an additive which leads to a reduction iri material fatigue (antifatigue
additive).
This should especially achieve a reduction in the above-described formation of
gray staining (surface fatigue, micro-pitting) or craters (sub-surface
fatigue,
pitting).
It was a further object of the invention to provide additives which can be
produced in a simple and inexpensive rnanner, and commercially available
components in particular should be used. At the same time, production should
be possible on the industrial scale, without new plants or plants of complex
construction being required for that purpose.
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It was a further aim of the present invention to provide an additive which
brings
about a multitude of desirable properties in the lubricant. This can minimize
the
number of different additives.
Furthermore, the additive should not exhibit any adverse effects on the fuel
consumption or the environmental compatibility of the lubricant.
These objects, and further objects which are not stated explicitly but are
immediately derivable or discernible frorri the connections discussed herein
by
way of introduction, are achieved by the use of polymers which comprise ester
groups and have at least one nonpolar segment P and at least one polar
segment D, having all features of claim 1.
The present invention accordingly provides for the use of polymers which
comprise ester groups and have at least one nonpolar segment P and at least
one polar segment D, said polar segmerit D having at least eight repeat units
and the proportion by weight of dispersirig repeat units in the polar segment
D
being at least 30%, based on the weight of the polar segment D, as an
antifatigue additive in lubricants.
It is thus possible in an unforeseeable manner to provide an additive for
lubricant oils, which leads to a reduction in material fatigue (antifatigue
additive). At the same time, these additives achieve a decrease in the above-
described formation of gray staining (surface fatigue, micro-pitting) or
craters
(sub-surface fatigue, pitting).
Furthermore, these additives can be prepared in a simple and inexpensive
manner, and it is possible to use commercially available components in
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particular. At the same time, production is possible on the industrial scale,
without new plants or plants of complex construction being required for that
purpose.
Furthermore, the polymers for use in accordance with the invention exhibit a
particularly favorable profile of properties. For instance, the polymers can
be
configured so as to be surprisingly shear-stable, such that the lubricants
have a
very long service life. In addition, the additive for use in accordance with
the
invention may bring about a multitude of desirable properties in the
lubricant.
For example, it is possible to produce lubricants with outstanding low-
temperature properties or viscosity properties, which comprise the present
polymers comprising ester groups. This allows the number of different
additives
to be minimized. Furthermore, the present polymers comprising ester groups
are compatible with many additives. This allows the lubricants to be adjusted
to
a wide variety of different requirements.
Furthermore, the additives for use do not exhibit any adverse effects on fuel
consumption or the environmental compatibility of the lubricant.
Polymers comprising ester groups are understood in the context of the present
invention to mean polymers obtainable by polymerizing monomer compositions
which comprise ethylenically unsaturated compounds having at least one ester
group, which are referred to hereinafter as ester monomers. Accordingly, these
polymers contain ester groups as part of the side chain. These polymers
include especially polyalkyl (meth)acrylates (PAMA), polyalkyl fumarates
and/or
polyalkyl maleates.
Ester monomers are known per se. They include especially (meth)acrylates,
maleates and fumarates, which may have different alcohol radicals. The
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expression "(meth)acryiates" encompasses methacrylates and acrylates, and
mixtures of the two. These monomers are widely known.
The polymer comprising ester groups comprises preferably at least 40% by
weight, more preferably at least 60% by weight, especially preferably at least
80% by weight and most preferably at least 90% by weight of repeat units
derived from ester monomers.
Polymers usable in accordance with the invention comprise at least one
nonpolar segment P and at least one polar segment D, said polar segment D
having at least eight repeat units and the proportion by weight of dispersing
repeat units in the polar segment D being at least 30%, based on the weight of
the polar segment D.
The term "repeat unit" is widely known iri the technical field. The present
polymers can preferably be obtained by means of free-radical polymerization of
monomers. This opens up double bonds to form covalent bonds. Accordingly,
the repeat unit arises from the monomers used.
The inventive polymers have polar and nonpolar segments. The term
"segment" in this context denotes a section of the polymer. The segments may
have an essentially constant composition composed of one or more monomer
units. In addition, the segments may have a gradient, in which case the
concentration of different monomer units (repeat units) varies over the
segment
length. The polar segments D differ from the nonpolar segments P via the
proportion of dispersing monomers. The nonpolar segments may have at most
a small proportion of dispersing repeat units (monomer units), whereas the
polar segments comprise a high proportion of dispersing repeat units (monomer
units).
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Dispersing monomers are understood to mean especially monomers with
functional groups, for which it can be assumed that polymers with these
functional groups can keep particles, especially soot particles, in solution
(cf.
5 R.M. Mortier, S.T. Orszulik (eds.): "Chemistry and Technology of
Lubricants",
Blackie Academic & Professional, London, 2"d ed. 1997). These include
especially monomers which have boron-, phosphorus-, silicon-, sulfur-, oxygen-
and nitrogen-containing groups, preference being given to oxygen- and
nitrogen-functionalized monomers.
The polar segments D comprise, in accordance with the invention, at least 8,
preferably at least 12 and most preferably at least 15 repeat units. At the
same
time, the polar segments D comprise at least 30% by weight, preferably at
least
40% by weight, of dispersing repeat units, based on the weight of the polar
segment D. In addition to the dispersing repeat units, the polar segments may
also have repeat units which do not have any dispersing effect. The polar
segment may have a random structure, such that the different repeat units have
a random distribution over the segment Nength. In addition, the polar segment
may have a block structure or a structure in the form of a gradient, such that
the
non-dispersing repeat units and the dispersing repeat units within the polar
segment have an inhomogeneous distribution.
The nonpolar hydrophobic segment P may comprise a small proportion of
dispersing repeat units, which is preferably less than 20% by weight, more
preferably less than 10% by weight and most preferably less than 5% by
weight, based on the weight of the nonpolar segment P. In a particularly
appropriate configuration, the nonpolar segment P comprises essentially no
dispersing repeat units.
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The nonpolar segment P of the polymer comprising ester groups may have 5 to
100% by weight, especially 20 to 98% by weight, preferably 30 to 95 and most
preferably 70 to 92% by weight of repeat. units derived from ester monomers
having 7 to 15 carbon atoms in the alcohol radical.
In a particular aspect, the nonpolar segment P of the polymer comprising ester
groups may have 0 to 80% by weight, preferably 0.5 to 60% by weight, more
preferably 2 to 50% by weight and most preferably 5 to 20% by weight of repeat
units derived from ester monomers having 16 to 40 carbon atoms in the alcohol
radical.
In addition, the nonpolar segment P of the polymer comprising ester groups
may have 0 to 40% by weight, preferably 0.1 to 30% by weight and more
preferably 0.5 to 20% by weight of repeat units derived from ester monomers
having 1 to 6 carbon atoms in the alcohol radical.
The nonpolar segment P of the polymer comprising ester groups comprises
preferably at least 40% by weight, more preferably at least 60% by weight,
especially preferably at least 80% by weight and most preferably at least 90%
by weight of repeat units derived from ester monomers.
Mixtures from which the nonpolar segments of the inventive polymers
comprising ester groups are obtainable may contain 0 to 40% by weight,
especially 0.1 to 30% by weight and more preferably 0.5 to 20% by weight of
one or more ethylenically unsaturated ester compounds of the formula (1)
R
R3
/ OR1 (I)
R2 O
in which R is hydrogen or methyl, R' is a linear or branched alkyl radical
having
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1 to 6 carbon atoms, R2 and R3 are each independently hydrogen or a group of
the formula -COOR' in which R' is hydrogen or an alkyl group having 1 to 6
carbon atoms.
Examples of component (I) include
(meth)acrylates, fumarates and maleates which derive from saturated alcohols,
such as methyl (meth)acrylate, ethyl (meth)acrylate, n-propyl (meth)acrylate,
iso-propyl (meth)acrylate, n-butyl (meth)acrylate, tert-butyl (meth)acrylate
and
pentyl (meth)acrylate, hexyl (meth)acrylate;
cycloalkyl (meth)acrylates such as cyclopentyl (meth)acrylate, cyclohexyl
(meth)acrylate;
(meth)acrylates which derive from unsaturated alcohols, such as 2-propynyl
(meth)acrylate, allyl (meth)acrylate and vinyl (meth)acrylate.
The compositions to be polymerized to prepare the nonpolar segments P
preferably contain 5 to 100% by weight, preferably 10 to 98% by weight and
especially preferably 20 to 95% by weight of one or more ethylenically
unsaturated ester compounds of the formula (II)
R
R6
,.~OR4 (II)
R5 (~~J
in which R is hydrogen or methyl, R4 is a linear or branched alkyl radical
having
7 to 15 carbon atoms, R5 and R6 are each independently hydrogen or a group
of the formula -COOR" in which R" is hydrogen or an alkyl group having 7 to 15
carbon atoms.
Examples of component (II) include:
(meth)acrylates, fumarates and maleates which derive from saturated alcohols,
such as 2-ethylhexyl (meth)acrylate, heptyl (meth)acrylate, 2-tert-butylheptyl
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(meth)acrylate, octyl (meth)acrylate, 3-isopropylheptyl (meth)acrylate, nonyl
(meth)acrylate, decyl (meth)acrylate, undecyl (meth)acrylate, 5-methylundecyl
(meth)acrylate, dodecyl (meth)acrylate, 2-methyldodecyl (meth)acrylate,
tridecyl
(meth)acrylate, 5-methyltridecyl (meth)acrylate, tetradecyl (meth)acrylate,
pentadecyl (meth)acrylate;
(meth)acrylates which derive from unsaturated alcohols, for example oleyl
(meth)acrylate;
cycloalkyl (meth)acrylates, such as 3-vinylcyclohexyl (meth)acrylate, bornyl
(meth)acrylate; and the corresponding fumarates and maleates.
In addition, preferred monomer compositions for preparing the nonpolar
segments P comprise 0 to 80% by weiglit, preferably 0.5 to 60% by weight,
more preferably 2 to 50% by weight and most preferably 5 to 20% by weight of
one or more ethylenically unsaturated ester compounds of the formula (Ili)
R
R9
/ ~OR7 (Ill)
Rg 0
in which R is hydrogen or methyl, R' is a linear or branched alkyl radical
having
16 to 40, preferably 16 to 30, carbon atoms, R 8 and R9 are each independently
hydrogen or a group of the formula -COOR"' in which R"' is hydrogen or an
alkyl group having 16 to 40, preferably 16 to 30, carbon atoms.
Examples of component (III) include (meth)acrylates which derive from
saturated alcohols, such as hexadecyl (meth)acrylate, 2-methylhexadecyl
(meth)acrylate, heptadecyl (meth)acrylate, 5-isopropylheptadecyl
(meth)acrylate, 4-tert-butyloctadecyl (meth)acrylate, 5-ethyloctadecyl
(meth)acrylate, 3-isopropyloctadecyl (meth)acrylate, octadecyl (meth)acrylate,
nonadecyl (meth)acrylate, eicosyl (meth)acrylate, cetyleicosyl (meth)acrylate,
stearyleicosyl (meth)acrylate, docosyl (meth)acrylate and/or
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eicosyltetratriacontyl (meth)acrylate;
cycloalkyl (meth)acrylates such as 2,4,5-tri-t-butyl-3-vinylcyclohexyl
(meth)acrylate, 2,3,4,5-tetra-t-butylcyclohexyl (meth)acrylate;
and the corresponding fumarates and maleates.
The ester compounds with a long-chain alcohol radical, especially components
(II) and (I11), can be obtained, for example, by reacting (meth)acrylates,
fumarates, maleates and/or the corresponding acids with long-chain fatty
alcohols, which generally gives a mixture of esters, for example
(meth)acrylates
with different long-chain alcohol radicals. These fatty alcohols include Oxo
Alcohol0 7911, Oxo Alcohol0 7900, Oxo Alcohol0 1100; AlfolO 610, AlfolO
810, LialO 125 and NafolO types (Sasol); Alphanol0 79 (ICI); EpalO 610 and
EpalO 810 (Afton); Linevol0 79, Linevol 911 and Neodol0 25E (Shell);
Dehydad0, Hydrenol0 and LorolO types (Cognis); Acropol0 35 and ExxalO 10
(Exxon Chemicals); Kalcol0 2465 (Kao Chemicals).
Among the ethylenically unsaturated ester compounds, the (meth)acrylates are
particularly preferred over the maleates and fumarates, i.e. R2, R3, R5, R6,
R8
and R9 of the formulae (I), (1I) and (I11) are each hydrogen in particularly
preferred embodiments.
The weight ratio of ester monomers of the formula (II) to the ester monomers
of the formula (I11) may be within a wide range. The ratio of ester compounds
of
the formula (II) which have 7 to 15 carbon atoms in the alcohol radical to the
ester compounds of the formula (111) which have 16 to 40 carbon atoms in the
alcohol radical is preferably in the range from 50:1 to 1:30, more preferably
in
the range from 10:1 to 1:3, especially preferably 5:1 to 1:1.
In addition, the monomer mixture for preparing the nonpolar segments may
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comprise ethylenically unsaturated monomers which can be copolymerized with
the ethylenically unsaturated ester compounds of the formulae (I), (II) and/or
(III).
5 Particularly suitable comonomers for polymerization according to the present
invention are those which correspond to the formula:
Rl* R2*
R3* ,1 *
's~
in which R'' and R2+ are each independently selected from the group consisting
10 of hydrogen, halogens, CN, linear or branched alkyl groups having 1 to 20,
preferably 1 to 6 and more preferably 1 to 4 carbon atoms, which may be
substituted by 1 to (2n+1) halogen atoms, where n is the number of carbon
atoms of the alkyl group (for example CF3), a,p-unsaturated linear or branched
alkenyl or alkynyl groups having 2 to 10, preferably 2 to 6 and more
preferably
15 2 to 4 carbon atoms, which may be substituted by 1 to (2n-1) halogen atoms,
preferably chlorine, where n is the number of carbon atoms of the alkyl group,
for example CH2=CCI-, cycloalkyl groups having 3 to 8 carbon atoms, which
may be substituted by 1 to (2n-1) halogen atoms, preferably chlorine, where n
is the number of carbon atoms of the cycloalkyl group; C(=Y')R5',
C(=Y)NR6* R'', Y+C(=Y')R5t, SOR5;, S02R5;, OSO2R5#, NR$iSO2R5', PR5;2,
P(=Y')R5*2, Y*PR5;2, Y{P(=Y*)R5*2i NR8t2 which may be quaternized with an
additional R8*, aryl or heterocyclyl group, where Y may be NR8+, S or 0,
preferably 0; R5* is an alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, an alkylthio
having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, OR15 (R15 is hydrogen or an alkali metal), alkoxy
of 1 to 20 carbon atoms, aryloxy or heterocyclyloxy; R6i and R'' are each
independently hydrogen or an alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, or R6'
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and R 7* together may form an alkylene group having 2 to 7 and preferably 2 to
carbon atoms, in which case they form a 3- to 8-membered and preferably 3-
to 6-membered ring, and R8* is hydrogen, linear or branched alkyl or aryl
groups
having 1 to 20 carbon atoms;
5 RT and R4 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen,
halogen (preferably fluorine or chlorine), alkyl groups having 1 to 6 carbon
atoms and COOR9* in which R9* is hydrogen, an alkali metal or an alkyl group
having 1 to 40 carbon atoms, or R'' and R3' together may form a group of the
formula (CH2)õ'which may be substituted by 1 to 2n' halogen atoms or C, to C4
alkyl groups, or form the formula C(=O)-Y'-C(=O) where n' is 2 to 6,
preferably
3 or 4, and Y' is as defined above; and where at least 2 of the R'', R2i, R3;
and
R4' radicals are hydrogen or halogen.
The preferred comonomers include
vinyl halides, for example vinyl chloride, vinyl fluoride, vinylidene chloride
and
vinylidene fluoride;
styrene, substituted styrenes having an alkyl substituent in the side chain,
for
example a-methylstyrene and a-ethylstyrene, substituted styrenes having an
atkyl substituent on the ring, such as vinyltoluene and p-methylstyrene,
halogenated styrenes, for example monoch(orostyrenes, dichlorostyrenes,
tribromostyrenes and tetrabromostyrenes;
vinyl and isoprenyl ethers;
maleic acid and maleic acid derivatives different from those mentioned under
(I), (II) and (III), for example maleic anhydride, methylmaleic anhydride,
maleimide, methylmaleimide;
fumaric acid and fumaric acid derivatives different from those mentioned under
(I), (II) and (III).
In addition, monomer mixtures for preparing the nonpolar segments may
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comprise dispersing monomers.
The proportion of comonomers is preferably 0 to 50% by weight, more
preferably 0.1 to 40% by weight and most preferably 0.5 to 20% by weight,
based on the weight of the monomer composition for preparing the nonpolar
segment P.
In addition to the nonpolar segment P, a polymer usable in accordance with the
invention comprises at least one polar segment D which comprises repeat units
derived from dispersing monomers.
Dispersing monomers have been used for some time for functionalizing
polymeric additives in lubricant oils, and are therefore known to those
skilled in
the art (cf. R.M. Mortier, S.T. Orszulik (eds.): "Chemistry and Technology of
Lubricants", Blackie Academic & Professional, London, 2nd ed. 1997).
Appropriately, it is possible to use especially heterocyclic vinyl compounds
and/or ethylenically unsaturated, polar ester compounds of the formula (IV)
R
R12 }R10
(IV)
RfI O
in which R is hydrogen or methyl, X is oxygen, sulfur or an amino group of the
formula -NH- or -NRa- in which Ra is an alkyl radical having 1 to 40 and
preferably 1 to 4 carbon atoms, R10 is a radical which comprises 2 to 1000,
especially 2 to 100 and preferably 2 to 20 carbon atoms and has at least one
heteroatom, preferably at least two heteroatoms, R" and R12 are each
independently hydrogen or a group of ttie formula -COX'R10'in which X' is
oxygen or an amino group of the formula -NH- or -NR"- in which Ra is an alkyl
radical having 1 to 40 and preferably 1 to 4 carbon atoms, and R10'is a
radical
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comprising 1 to 100, preferably 1 to 30 and more preferably 1 to 15 carbon
atoms, as dispersing monomers.
The expression "radical comprising 2 to '1000 carbon" denotes radicals of
organic compounds having 2 to 1000 carbon atoms. Similar definitions apply for
corresponding terms. It encompasses aromatic and heteroaromatic groups, and
alkyl, cycloalkyl, alkoxy, cycloalkoxy, alkenyl, alkanoyl, alkoxycarbonyl
groups,
and also heteroaliphatic groups. The groups mentioned may be branched or
unbranched. In addition, these groups may have customary substituents.
Substituents are, for example, linear and branched alkyl groups having 1 to 6
carbon atoms, for example methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl, pentyl, 2-methylbutyl
or
hexyl; cycloalkyl groups, for example cyclopentyl and cyclohexyl; aromatic
groups such as phenyl or naphthyl; amirio groups, hydroxyl groups, ether
groups, ester groups and halides.
According to the invention, aromatic groups denote radicals of mono- or
polycyclic aromatic compounds having preferably 6 to 20 and especially 6 to 12
carbon atoms. Heteroaromatic groups denote aryl radicals in which at least one
CH group has been replaced by N and/or at least two adjacent CH groups have
been replaced by S, NH or 0, heteroaromatic groups having 3 to 19 carbon
atoms.
Aromatic or heteroaromatic groups preferred in accordance with the invention
derive from benzene, naphthalene, biphenyl, diphenyl ether, diphenylmethane,
diphenyldimethylmethane, bisphenone, diphenyl sulfone, thiophene, furan,
pyrrole, thiazole, oxazole, imidazole, isothiazole, isoxazole, pyrazole, 1,3,4-
oxa-
diazole, 2,5-diphenyl-1,3,4-oxadiazole, '1,3,4-thiadiazole, 1,3,4-triazole,
2,5-diphenyi-1,3,4-triazole, 1,2,5-triphenyl-1,3,4-triazole, 1,2,4-oxadiazole,
1,2,4-thiadiazole, 1,2,4-triazole, 1,2,3-triazole, 1,2,3,4-tetrazole,
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benzo[b]thiophene, benzo[b]furan, indole, benzo[c]thiophene, benzo[c]furan,
isoindole, benzoxazole, benzothiazole, benzimidazole, benzisoxazole,
benzisothiazole, benzopyrazole, benzothiadiazole, benzotriazole, dibenzofuran,
dibenzothiophene, carbazole, pyridine, bipyridine, pyrazine, pyrazole, pyrimi-
s dine, pyridazine, 1,3,5-triazine, 1,2,4-triazine, 1,2,4,5-triazine,
tetrazine,
quinoline, isoquinoline, quinoxaline, quinazoline, cinnoline, 1,8-
naphthyridine,
1,5-naphthyridine, 1,6-naphthyridine, 1,7-naphthyridine, phthalazine, pyrido-
pyrimidine, purine, pteridine or quinolizine, 4H-quinolizine, diphenyl ether,
anthracene, benzopyrrole, benzoxathiadiazole, benzoxadiazole, benzopyridine,
benzopyrazine, benzopyrazidine, benzopyrimidine, benzotriazine, indolizine,
pyridopyridine, imidazopyrimidine, pyrazinopyrimidine, carbazole, aciridine,
phenazine, benzoquinoline, phenoxazine, phenothiazine, acridizine,
benzopteridine, phenanthroline and phenanthrene, each of which may also
optionally be substituted.
The preferred alkyl groups include the methyl, ethyl, propyl, isopropyl, 1-
butyl,
2-butyl, 2-methylpropyl, tert-butyl radical, pentyl, 2-methylbutyl,
1,1-dimethylpropyl, hexyl, heptyl, octyl, 1,1,3,3-tetramethylbutyl, nonyl, 1-
decyl,
2-decyl, undecyl, dodecyl, pentadecyl and the eicosyl group.
The preferred cycloalkyl groups include the cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl,
cyclopentyl,
cyclohexyl, cyclohepty( and the cyclooctyl group, each of which is optionally
substituted with branched or unbranched alkyl groups.
The preferred alkanoyl groups include the formyl, acetyl, propionyl,
2-methylpropionyl, butyryl, valeroyl, pivaloyl, hexanoyl, decanoyl and the
dodecanoyl group.
The preferred alkoxycarbonyl groups include the methoxycarbonyl,
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ethoxycarbonyl, propoxycarbonyl, butoxycarbonyl, tert-butoxycarbonyl,
hexyloxycarbonyl, 2-methylhexyloxycarbonyl, decyloxycarbonyl or dodecyl-
oxycarbonyl group.
5 The preferred alkoxy groups include alkoxy groups whose hydrocarbon radical
is one of the aforementioned preferred alkyl groups.
The preferred cycloalkoxy groups include cycloalkoxy groups whose
hydrocarbon radical is one of the aforementioned preferred cycloalkyl groups.
10 The preferred heteroatoms which are present in the R10 radical include
oxygen,
nitrogen, sulfur, boron, silicon and phosphorus, preference being given to
oxygen and nitrogen.
The R9Q radical comprises at least one, preferably at least two,
preferentially at
15 least three, heteroatoms.
The R10 radical in ester compounds of the formula (IV) preferably has at least
2
different heteroatoms. In this case, the RT0 radical in at least one of the
ester
compounds of the formula (IV) may comprise at least one nitrogen atom and at
20 least one oxygen atom.
Examples of ethylenically unsaturated, polar ester compounds of the formula
(IV) include aminoalkyl (meth)acrylates, aminoalkyl (meth)acrylamides,
hydroxyalkyl (meth)acrylates, heterocyclic (meth)acrylates and/or carbonyl-
containing (meth)acrylates.
The hydroxyalkyl (meth)acrylates include
2-hydroxypropyl (meth)acrylate,
3,4-dihydroxybutyl (meth)acrylate,
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2-hydroxyethyl (meth)acrylate,
3-hydroxypropyl (meth)acrylate,
2,5-dimethyl-1,6-hexanediol (meth)acrylate and
1, 1 0-decanediol (meth)acrylate.
Appropriate carbonyl-containing (meth)acrylates include, for example,
2-carboxyethyl (meth)acrylate,
carboxymethyl (meth)acrylate,
oxazolidinylethyl (meth)acrylate,
N-(methacryloyloxy)forma m id e,
acetonyl (meth)acrylate,
mono-2-(meth)acryloyloxyethyl succinate,
N-(meth)acryloylmorpholine,
N-( meth )acryloyl-2-pyrrolidi non e,
N-(2-(meth)acryloyloxyethyl)-2-pyrrolidinone,
N-(3-(meth)acryloyloxypropyl)-2-pyrrolidinone,
N-(2-(meth)acryloyloxypentadecyl)-2-pyrrolidinone,
N-(3-(meth)acryloyloxyheptadecyl)-2-pyrrolidinone and
N-(2-(meth)acryloyloxyethyl)ethyleneurea.
2-Acetoacetoxyethyl (meth)acrylate
The heterocyclic (meth)acrylates include
2-(1-imidazolyl)ethyl (meth)acrylate, 2-(4-morpholinyl)ethyl (meth)acrylate
and
1 -(2-(meth )acryloyloxyethyl )-2-pyrrolidone.
Of particular interest are additionally aminoalkyl (meth)acrylates and
aminoalkyl
(meth)acrylatamides, for example
dimethylaminopropyl (meth)acrylate,
dimethylaminodiglykol (meth)acrylate,
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dimethylaminoethyl (meth)acrylate,
dimethylaminopropyl(meth)acrylamide,
3-diethylaminopentyl (meth)acrylate and
3-dibutylaminohexadecyl (meth)acrylate.
In addition, it is possible to use phosphorus-, boron- and/or silicon-
containing
(meth)acrylates to prepare the polar segments D, such as
2-(dimethylphosphato)propyl (meth)acrylate,
2-(ethylenephosphito)propyl (meth)acrylate,
dimethylphosphinomethyl (meth)acrylate,
dimethylphosphonoethyl (meth)acrylate,
diethyl(meth)acryloyl phosphonate,
dipropyl(meth)acryloyl phosphate, 2-(dibutylphosphono)ethyl (meth)acrylate,
2,3-butylene(meth)acryloylethyl borate,
methyldiethoxy(meth)acryloylethoxysilane,
diethylphosphatoethyl (meth)acrylate.
The preferred heterocyclic vinyl compounds include 2-vinylpyridine, 3-
vinylpyridine, 2-methyl-5-vinylpyridine, 3-ethyl-4-vinylpyridine, 2,3 dimethyl-
5-
vinylpyridine, vinylpyrimidine, vinylpiperidine, 9-vinylcarbazole, 3-
vinylcarbazole,
4-vinylcarbazole, 1-vinylimidazole, N-vinylimidazole, 2-methyl-1-
vinylimidazole,
N-vinylpyrrolidone, 2-vinylpyrrolidone, N-vinylpyrrolidine, 3-
vinylpyrrolidine,
N-vinylcaprolactam, N-vinylbutyrolactam, vinyloxolane, vinylfuran,
vinylthiophene, vinylthiolane, vinylthiazoles and hydrogenated vinylthiazoles,
vinyloxazoles and hydrogenated vinyloxazoles, particular preference being
given to using N-vinylimidazole and N-vinylpyrrolidone for functionalization.
The monomers detailed above can be used individually or as a mixture.
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Of particular interest are especially polymers which comprise ester groups and
are obtained using 2-hydroxypropyl methacrylate, 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate,
mono-2-methacryloyloxyethyl succinate, N-(2-methacryloyloxyethyl) ethyle-
neurea, 2-acetoacetoxyethyl methacrylate, 2-(4-morpholinyl)ethyl methacrylate,
dimethylaminodiglycol methacrylate, dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate and/or
dimethylaminopropylmethacrylamide.
In addition to the dispersing monomers, a composition for preparing the polar
segments may also comprise non-dispersing monomers which have been
detailed above. These include especially ethylenically unsaturated ester
compounds of the formulae (I), (II) and/or (III).
Of particular interest are especially polyrneric additives having a polar
segment
D which comprises at least 3 and preferably at least 5 units derived from
monomers of the formula (IV) and/or from heterocyclic vinyl compounds, which
are bonded directly to one another.
Appropriately, the weight ratio of the hydrophobic segments to the polar
segments may be in the range from 100:1 to 1:1, more preferably in the range
from 30:1 to 2:1 and most preferably in the range from 10:1 to 4:1.
The length of the hydrophobic and polar segments may vary within wide
ranges. The nonpolar segments P preferably possess a weight-average degree
of polymerization of at least 10, especially at least 40. The weight-average
degree of polymerization of the hydrophobic segments is preferably in the
range from 20 to 5000, especially from 50 to 2000.
The proportion of dispersing repeat units, based on the weight of the polymers
comprising ester groups, is preferably in the range from 0.5% by weight to 20%
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by weight, more preferably in the range from 1.5% by weight to 15% by weight
and most preferably in the range from 2.5% by weight to 10% by weight. At the
same time, these repeat units preferably form a segment-like structure within
the polymer comprising ester groups, such that preferably at least 70% by
weight, more preferably at least 80% by weight, based on the total weight of
the
dispersing repeat units, are part of a polar segment D.
The present invention describes polymers which preferably have a high oil
solubility. The term "oil-soluble" means that a mixture of a base oil and a
polymer comprising ester groups is preparable without macroscopic phase
formation, which has at least 0.1 % by weight, preferably at least 0.5% by
weight, of the polymers. The polymer may be present in dispersed and/or
dissolved form in this mixture. The oil solubility depends especially on the
proportion of the lipophilic side chains and on the base oil. This property is
known to those skilled in the art and can be adjusted readily for the
particular
base oil via the proportion of lipophilic monomers.
Of particular interest, among others, are polymers which comprise ester groups
and preferably have a weight-average molecular weight M,H in the range from
7500 to 1 000 000 g/mol, more preferably 10 000 to 600 000 g/mol and most
preferably 15 000 to 80 000 g/mol.
The number-average molecular weight Mn may preferably be in the range from
5000 to 800 000 g/mol, more preferably 7500 to 500 000 g/mol and most
preferably 10 000 to 80 000 g/mol.
Additionally appropriate are polymers which comprise ester groups and whose
polydispersity index M,/Mn is in the range from 1 to 5, more preferably in the
range from 1.05 to 4. The number-average and weight-average molecular
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weights can be determined by known processes, for example gel permeation
chromatography (GPC).
The polymer comprising ester groups may have a variety of structures. For
5 example, the polymer may be present as a diblock, triblock, multiblock, comb
and/or star copolymer which has corresponding polar and nonpolar segments. In
addition, the polymer may especially be present as a graft copolymer.
The polymers comprising ester groups for use in accordance with the invention
10 can be obtained in various ways. It is essential that at least one nonpolar
segment P and at least one polar segment D are prepared. A preferred process
consists in free-radical graft copolymerization which is known per se,
wherein,
for example, a nonpolar graft base is obtained in a first step, onto which
dispersing monomers are grafted in a second step.
Block copolymers which comprise nonpolar segments P and polar segments D
can be obtained especially by means of controlled free-radical polymerization
processes, for example ATRP (= Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization), RAFT
(= Reversible Addition Fragmentation Chain Transfer) or NMP (= Nitroxide
Mediated Polymerization). These methods are described comprehensively, more
particularly with further references, inter alia, in K. Matyjaszewski, T. P.
Davis,
Handbook of Radical Polymerization, Wiley Interscience, Hoboken 2002, to
which explicit reference is made for the purposes of disclosure.
The processes detailed above for controlled free-radical polymerization can be
used to obtain especially diblock, triblock, multiblock, comb or star
copolymers.
Customary free-radical polymerization, which is especially suitable for
preparing
graft copolymers, is detailed in K. Matyjaszewski, T. P. Davis, Handbook of
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Radical Polymerization, Wiley lnterscience, Hoboken 2002. In general, a
polymerization initiator and a chain transferer are used for that purpose.
The usable initiators include the azo initiators widely known in the technical
field, such as AIBN and 1,1-azobiscyclohexanecarbonitrile, and also peroxy
compounds such as methyl ethyl ketone peroxide, acetylacetone peroxide,
dilauryl peroxide, tert-butyl per-2-ethylhexanoate, ketone peroxide, tert-
butyl
peroctoate, methyl isobutyl ketone peroxide, cyclohexanone peroxide,
dibenzoyl peroxide, tert-butyl peroxybenzoate, tert-butyl peroxyisopropyl-
carbonate, 2,5-bis(2-ethylhexanoylperoxy)-2,5-dimethylhexane, tert-butyl
peroxy-2-ethylhexanoate, tert-butyl peroxy-3,5,5-trimethylhexanoate, dicumyl
peroxide, 1,1-bis(tert-butylperoxy)cyclohexane, 1,1-bis(tert-butylperoxy)-3,
3, 5-
trimethylcyclohexane, cumyl hydroperoxide, tert-butyl hydroperoxide, bis(4-
tert-
butylcyclohexyl) peroxydicarbonate, mixtures of two or more of the
aforementioned compounds with one another, and mixtures of the
aforementioned compounds with compounds which have not been mentioned
but can likewise form free radicals. Suitable chain transferers are in
particular
oil-soluble mercaptans, for example n-dodecyl mercaptan or 2-
mercaptoethanol, or else chain transferers from the class of the terpenes, for
example terpinolene.
The ATRP process is known per se. It is assumed that it is a "living" free-
radical
polymerization, without any intention that the description of the mechanism
should impose a restriction. In these processes, a transition metal compound
is
reacted with a compound which has a trinsferable atom group. This transfers
the transferable atom group to the transition metal compound, which oxidizes
the metal. This reaction forms a radical which adds onto ethylenic groups.
However, the transfer of the atom group to the transition metal compound is
reversible, so that the atom group is transferred back to the growing polymer
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chain, which forms a controlled polymerization system. The structure of the
polymer, the molecular weight and the molecular weight distribution can be
controlled correspondingly.
This reaction is described, for example, by J-S. Wang, et al., J. Am. Chem.
Soc., vol. 117, p. 5614-5615 (1995), by Matyjaszewski, Macromolecules, vol.
28, p. 7901-7910 (1995). In addition, the patent applications WO 96/30421,
WO 97/47661, WO 97/18247, WO 98/40415 and WO 99/10387 disclose
variants of the ATRP explained above.
In addition, the inventive polymers may be obtained, for example, also via
RAFT methods. This process is presented in detail, for example, in WO
98/01478 and WO 2004/083169, to which reference is made explicitly for the
purposes of disclosure.
In addition, the inventive polymers are obtainable by NMP processes, which are
described, inter alia, in US 4581429.
The polymerization may be carried out at standard pressure, reduced pressure
or elevated pressure. The polymerization temperature too is uncritical.
However, it is generally in the range of -20 - 200 C, preferably 50 - 150 C
and
more preferably 80 - 130 C.
The polymerization may be carried out with or without solvent. The term
solvent
is to be understood here in a broad sense. The solvent is selected according
to
the polarity of the monomers used, preference being given to using 100N oil,
relatively light gas oil and/or aromatic hydrocarbons, for example toluene or
xylene.
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The lubricant oils include especially mineral oils, synthetic oils and natural
oils.
Mineral oils are known per se and commercially available. They are generally
obtained from mineral oil or crude oil by distillation and/or refining and
optionally
further purification and finishing processes, the term mineral oil including
in
particular the higher-boiling fractions of crude or mineral oil. In general,
the
boiling point of mineral oil is higher than 200 C, preferably higher than 300
C,
at 5000 Pa. The production by low-temperature carbonization of shale oil,
coking of bituminous coal, distillation of brown coal with exclusion of air,
and
also hydrogenation of bituminous or brown coal is likewise possible.
Accordingly, mineral oils have, depending on their origin, different
proportions
of aromatic, cyclic, branched and linear hydrocarbons.
In general, a distinction is drawn between paraffin-base, naphthenic and
aromatic fractions in crude oils or mineral oils, in which the term paraffin-
base
fraction represents longer-chain or highly branched isoalkanes, and naphthenic
fraction represents cycloalkanes. In addition, mineral oils, depending on
their
origin and finishing, have different fractions of n-alkanes, isoalkanes having
a
low degree of branching, known as mono-methyl-branched paraffins, and
compounds having heteroatoms, in particular 0, N and/or S, to which a degree
of polar properties are attributed. However, the assignment is difficult,
since
individual alkane molecules may have both long-chain branched groups and
cycloalkane radicals, and aromatic parts. For the purposes of the present
invention, the assignment can be effected to DIN 51 378, for example. Polar
fractions can also be determined to ASTM D 2007.
The proportion of n-alkanes in preferred mineral oils is less than 3% by
weight,
the fraction of 0-, N- and/or S-containinci compounds less than 6% by weight.
The fraction of the aromatics and of the mono-methyl-branched paraffins is
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generally in each case in the range from 0 to 40% by weight. In one
interesting
aspect, mineral oil comprises mainly naphthenic and paraffin-base alkanes
which have generally more than 13, preferably more than 18 and most
preferably more than 20 carbon atoms. The fraction of these compounds is
generally _ 60% by weight, preferably ? 80% by weight, without any intention
that this should impose a restriction. A preferred mineral oil contains 0.5 to
30%
by weight of aromatic fractions, 15 to 40% by weight of naphthenic fractions,
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to 80% by weight of paraffin-base fractions, up to 3% by weight of n-alkanes
and 0.05 to 5% by weight of polar compounds, based in each case on the total
weight of the mineral oil.
An analysis of particularly preferred mineral oils, which was effected by
means
of conventional processes such as urea separation and liquid chromatography
on silica gel, shows, for example, the following constituents, the percentages
relating to the total weight of the particular mineral oil used:
n-alkanes having approx. 18 to 31 carbon atoms:
0.7-1.0%,
slightly branched alkanes having 18 to 31 carbon atoms:
1.0-8.0%,
aromatics having 14 to 32 carbon atoms:
0.4-10.7%,
iso- and cycloalkanes having 20 to 32 carbon atoms:
60.7-82.4%,
polar compounds:
0.1-0.8%,
loss:
6.9-19.4%.
An improved class of mineral oils (reduced sulfur content, reduced nitrogen
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content, higher viscosity index, lower pour point) results from hydrogen treat-
ment of the mineral oils (hydroisomerization, hydrocracking, hydrotreatment,
hydrofinishing). In the presence of hydrogen, this essentially reduces
aromatic
components and builds up naphthenic components.
5
Valuable information with regard to the analysis of mineral oils and a list of
mineral oils which have a different composition can be found, for example, in
T.
Mang, W. Dresel (eds.): "Lubricants and Lubrication , Wiley-VCH, Weinheim
2001; R.M. Mortier, S.T. Orszulik (eds.): "Chemistry and Technology of
10 Lubricants", Blackie Academic & Professional, London, 2"d ed. 1997; or J.
Bartz: "Additive fur Schmierstoffe", Expert-Verlag, Renningen-Malmsheim 1994.
Synthetic oils include organic esters, for example diesters and polyesters,
polyalkylene glycols, polyethers, synthetic hydrocarbons, especially
polyolefins,
15 among which preference is given to polyalphaolefins (PAOs), silicone oils
and
perfluoroalkyl ethers. In addition, it is possible to use synthetic base oils
originating from gas to liquid (GTL), coal to liquid (CTL) or biomass to
liquid
(BTL) processes. They are usually somewhat more expensive than the mineral
oils, but have advantages with regard to their performance.
Natural oils are animal or vegetable oils, for example neatsfoot oils or
jojoba
oils.
Base oils for lubricant oil formulations are divided into groups according to
API
(American Petroleum Institute). Mineral oils are divided into group I (non-
hydrogen-treated) and, depending on the degree of saturation, sulfur content
and viscosity index, into groups III and III (both hydrogen-treated). PAOs
correspond to group IV. All other base oils are encompassed in group V.
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These lubricant oils may also be used as mixtures and are in many cases
commercially available.
The concentration of the polymers comprising ester groups in the lubricant oil
composition is preferably in the range of 0.01 to 30% by weight, more
preferably in the range of 0.1-20% by weight and most preferably in the range
of 0.5-10% by weight, based on the total weight of the composition.
In addition to the polymers comprising ester groups for use in accordance with
the invention, the lubricant oil compositions detailed here may also comprise
further additives. These additives include VI improvers, pour point improvers
and DI additives (dispersants, detergents, defoamers, corrosion inhibitors,
antioxidants, antiwear and extreme pressure additives, friction modifiers).
The additionally usable VI improvers include especially polyalkyl
(meth)acrylates having 1 to 30 carbon atoms in the alcohol group (PAMA; partly
N/O-functional with advantageous additional properties as dispersants,
antiwear additives and/or friction modifiers), which differ from the
copolymers
detailed in claim 1, and poly(iso)butenes (PIB), fumarate-olefin copolymers,
styrene-maleate copolymers, hydrogenated styrene-diene copolymers (HSD)
and olefin copolymers (OCP).
The pour point improvers include especially polyalkyl (meth)acrylates (PAMA)
having 1 to 30 carbon atoms in the alcohol group.
Compilations of VI improvers and pour point improvers for lubricant oils are
also
detailed in T. Mang, W. Dresel (eds.): "Lubricants and Lubrication", Wiley-
VCH,
Weinheim 2001: R. M. Mortier, S. T. Orszulik (eds.): "Chemistry and
Technology of Lubricants", Blackie Academic & Professional, London, 2nd ed.
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1997; or J. Bartz: "Additive fur Schmierstoffe", Expert-Verlag, Renningen-
Malmsheim 1994.
Appropriate dispersants include poly(isobutylene) derivatives, e.g.
poly(isobutylene)succinimides (PIBSIs); ethylene-propylene oligomers with N/O
functionalities.
The preferred detergents include metal-containing compounds, for example
phenoxides; salicylates; thiophosphonates, especially thiopyrophosphonates,
thiophosphonates and phosphonates; sulfonates and carbonates. As metals,
these compounds may comprise especially calcium, magnesium and barium.
These compounds may be used preferably in neutral or overbased form.
Of particular interest are additionally defoamers, which are in many cases
divided into silicone-containing and silicone-free defoamers. The silicone-
containing defoamers include linear poly(dimethylsiloxane) and cyclic
poly(dimethylsiloxane). The silicone-free defoamers which may be used are in
many cases polyethers, for example poly(ethylene glycol) or tributyl
phosphate.
In a particular embodiment, the inventive lubricant oil compositions may
comprise corrosion inhibitors. These are in many cases divided into antirust
additives and metal passivators/deactivators. The antirust additives used may,
inter alia, be sulfonates, for example petroleumsulfonates or (in many cases
overbased) synthetic alkylbenzenesulfonates, e.g. dinonylnaphthenesulfonates;
carboxylic acid derivatives, for example lanolin (wool fat), oxidized
paraffins,
zinc naphthenates, alkylated succinic acids, 4-nonylphenoxy-acetic acid,
amides and imides (N-acylsarcosine, imidazoline derivatives); amine-
neutralized mono- and dialkyl phosphates; morpholine, dicyclohexylamine or
diethanolamine. The metal passivators/deactivators include benzotriazole,
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tolyltriazole, 2-mercaptobenzothiazole, diatkyl-2,5-dimercapto-1,3,4-
thiadiazole;
N,N'-disalicylideneethylenediamine, N,N'-disalicylidenepropylenediamine; zinc
dialkyldithiophosphates and dialkyl dithiocarbamates.
A further preferred group of additives is that of antioxidants. The
antioxidants
include, for example, phenols, for example 2,6-di-tert-butylphenol (2,6-DTB),
butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT), 2,6-di-tert-butyl-4-methylphenol,
4,4'-methylenebis(2,6-di-tert-butylphenol); aromatic amines, especially
alkylated
diphenylamines, N-phenyl-1 -naphthylamine (PNA), polymeric
2,2,4-trimethyldihydroquinone (TMQ); compounds containing sulfur and
phosphorus, for example metal dithiophosphates, e.g. zinc dithiophosphates
(ZnDTP), "OOS triesters" = reaction products of dithiophosphoric acid with
activated double bonds from olefins, cyclopentadiene, norbornadiene,
a-pinene, polybutene, acrylic esters, maleic esters (ashless on combustion);
organosulfur compounds, for example dialkyl sulfides, diaryl sulfides,
polysulfides, modified thiols, thiophene derivatives, xanthates, thioglycols,
thio-
aldehydes, sulfur-containing carboxylic acids; heterocyclic sulfur/nitrogen
compounds, especially dialkyldimercaptothiadiazoles,
2-mercaptobenzimidazoles; zinc and methylene bis(dialkyldithiocarbamate);
organophosphorus compounds, for exaniple triaryl and trialkyl phosphites;
organocopper compounds and overbased calcium- and magnesium-based
phenolates and salicylates.
The preferred antiwear (AW) and extreme pressure (EP) additives include
phosphorus compounds, for example trialkyl phosphates, triaryl phosphates,
e.g. tricresyl phosphate, amine-neutralized mono- and dialkyl phosphates,
ethoxylated mono- and dialkyl phosphates, phosphites, phosphonates,
phosphines; compounds containing sulfur and phosphorus, for example metal
dithiophosphates, e.g. zinc C3_12dialkyldithiophosphates (ZnDTPs), ammonium
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dialkyldithiophosphates, antimony dialkyldithiophosphates, molybdenum
dialkyldithiophosphates, lead dialkyldithiophosphates, "OOS triesters" =
reaction products of dithiophosphoric acid with activated double bonds from
olefins, cyclopentadiene, norbornadiene, a-pinene, polybutene, acrylic esters,
maleic esters, triphenyiphosphorothionate (TPPT); compounds containing
sulfur and nitrogen, for example zinc bis(amyl dithiocarbamate) or
methylenebis(di-n-butyl dithiocarbamate); sulfur compounds containing
elemental sulfur and H2S-sulfurized hydrocarbons (diisobutylene, terpene);
sulfurized glycerides and fatty acid esters; overbased sulfonates; chlorine
compounds or solids such as graphite or molybdenum disulfide.
A further preferred group of additives is that of friction modifiers. The
friction
modifiers used may include mechanically active compounds, for example
molybdenum disulfide, graphite (including fluorinated graphite),
poly(trifluoroethylene), polyamide, polyimide; compounds which form adsorption
layers, for example long-chain carboxylic acids, fatty acid esters, ethers,
alcohols, amines, amides, imides; compounds which form layers through
tribochemical reactions, for example saturated fatty acids, phosphoric acid
and
thiophosphoric esters, xanthogenates, sulfurized fatty acids; compounds which
form polymer-like layers, for example ethoxylated dicarboxylic acid partial
esters, dialkyl phthalates, methacrylates, unsaturated fatty acids, sulfurized
olefins or organometallic compounds, for example molybdenum compounds
(molybdenum dithiophosphates and molybdenum dithiocarbamates MoDTC)
and their combinations with ZnDTPs, copper-containing organic compounds.
Some of the additives detailed above may fulfill multiple functions. ZnDTP,
for
example, is primarily an antiwear additive and extreme pressure additive, but
also has the character of an antioxidant and corrosion inhibitor (here: metal
passivator/deactivator).
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The additives detailed above are described in more detail, inter alia, in T.
Mang,
W. Dresel (eds.): "Lubricants and Lubrication", Wiley-VCH, Weinheim 2001; J.
Bartz: õAdditive fur Schmierstoffe", Expert-Verlag, Renningen-Malmsheim 1994;
5 R.M. Mortier, S.T. Orszulik (eds.): "Chemistry and Technology of
Lubricants",
Blackie Academic & Professional, London, 2"d ed. 1997.
Preferred lubricant oil compositions have a viscosity, measured at 40 C to
ASTM D 445, in the range of 10 to 120 mm2/s, more preferably in the range of
10 20 to 100 mm2/s. The kinematic viscosity KV100 measured at 100 C is
preferably at least 5.0 mm2/s, more preferably at least 5.2 mmz/s and most
preferably at least 5.4 mm2/s.
In a particular aspect of the present invention, preferred lubricant oil
15 compositions have a viscosity index determined to ASTM D 2270 in the range
of 100 to 400, more preferably in the range of 125 to 325 and most preferably
in the range of 150 to 250.
Appropriate lubricants have a PSSI to DIN 51350-6 (20h, tapered roller
bearing)
20 less than or equal to 100. The PSSI is more preferably less than or equal
to 65,
especially preferably less than or equal to 25.
The present lubricants can be used especially as a transmission oil, motor oil
or
hydraulic oil. Surprising advantages can be achieved especially when the
25 present lubricants are used in manual, automated manual, double clutch or
direct-shift gearboxes (DSG), automatic and continuous variable transmissions
(CVCs). In addition, the present lubricarits can be used especially in
transfer
cases and axle or differential gearings.
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The present polymers comprising ester groups serve especially as antifatigue
additives in lubricants. It has been found that, surprisingly, these additives
counteract material fatigue, such that the lifetime of transmissions, engines
or
hydraulic systems can be increased. This finding can be established by various
methods. The fatigue time (crater resistance) of the lubricant oil
formulations
can be determined either by methods for gearings or for roller bearings. The
methods which follow cover a wide range of Hertzian pressures.
The fatigue time (number of rotations) can be determined, for example, on a
standardized four-ball apparatus (FBA) to DIN 51350-1, in which a rotating
ball
under load is pressed onto three identical, likewise rotating balls. The test
method employed is VW-PV-1444 of Volkswagen AG ("Grubchenfestigkeit von
Bauteilen mit Walzreibung - Pittingtest" [Crater resistance of components with
rolling friction - pitting test], VW-PV-1444, Volkswagen AG).
The test temperature is 120 C. With a load of 4.8 kN and a rotational speed of
4000 rpm, the entrainment speed is 5.684 m/s at a maximum Hertzian pressure
of 7.67 GPa. Fatigue occurs as soon as an acceleration sensor registers
vibrations in the frequency band of the rollover frequencies of the test
bodies
greater than 0.25 g (acceleration due to gravity g = 9.81 m/s2). This
typically
indicates craters on the rolling path of diameter 1-2 mm. This test is
referred to
hereinafter as the FBA test.
In addition, fatigue can be determined by means of an FAG FE8 test. To this
end, the FE8 roller bearing lubricant test rig to DIN 51819-1 from FAG
(Schaeffler KG, Schweinfurt) can be used. Here, the fatigue time (in hours) of
two cylindrical roller thrust bearings mounted together in each case is
examined
according to test method VW-PV-1483 ("Prufung der Grubchentragfahigkeit in
Walzlagern - Ermudungstest" [Testing of crater resistance in roller bearings -
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fatigue test], VW-PV-1483, Volkswagen AG, drafted September 2006;
constituent of oil standards VW TL52512/2005 for manual transmissions and
VW TL52182/2005 for double-clutch transmissions of Volkswagen AG). Bearing
washers with an arithmetic roughness of 0.1-0.3 pm are used.
Measurement is effected at 120 C. with a load of 60 kN and a rotational speed
of 500 rpm, the entrainment speed is 1.885 m/s at a maximum Hertzian
pressure of 1.445 GPa. Fatigue occurs as soon as the torque (i.e. the moment
of friction) has an increase by more than 10%, i.e. even in the case of
fatigue
only to one cylindrical roller thrust bearing.
In principle, the FE8 roller bearing lubricant test rig can also be operated
according to the more severe ZF-702-232/2003 method of ZF Friedrichshafen
AG (cf. "ZF Bearing Pitting Test", ZF-702-232, ZF Friedrichshafen AG, 2004).
The Unisteel Machine according to IP 305/79 based on a roller bearing with 11
balls (in modifications also only with 3 balls), which is widespread in
industry,
offers a method of determining the fatigue time of bearings.
In addition, it is possible to use a gear rig test machine from FZG (Institute
for
Machine Elements - Gear Research Center of the Technical University of
Munich) to DIN 51354-1. On this test machine, the fatigue time (in hours) is
determined using specified PT-C (eitting.test type C) gears. The method is
described in FVA Information Sheet 2/IV (cf. U. Schedl: "FVA-
Forschungsvorhaben 2/IV: Pittingtest - Einfluss der Schmierstoffs auf die
Grubchenlebensdauer einsatzgeh5rteter Zahnr5der im Einstufen- und
Lastkollektivversuch", Forschungsvereinigung Antriebstechnik, Book 530,
Frankfurt 1997; "Pittingtest - Einfluss der Schmierstoffs auf die
Grubchenlebensdauer einsatzgeh5rteter Zahnr5der im Einstufen- und
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Lastkollektivversuch", FVA Information Sheet 2/IV, Forschungsvereinigung
Antriebstechnik, Frankfurt 1997).
Measurement is effected at 120 C. At load level 10 (i.e. a torque of 373 Nm)
and a rotational speed of 1450 rpm, the entrainment speed is 5.678 m/s at a
maximum Hertzian pressure of 1.834 GPa. Fatigue occurs when craters of total
area >= 5 mm2 are observed. This method is referred to hereinafter as FZG PT-
C 10/120 test.
The utilization of the further-developed PTX-C test gearing, which is close to
reality, in the FZG gear rig test machine to DIN 51354-1 leads to improved
repeatability and comparability of the fatigue time. The method is described
in
FVA Information Sheet 371 (cf. T. Radev: "FVA-Forschungsvorhaben 371:
Entwicklung eines praxisnahen Pittingtests", Forschungsvereinigung
Antriebstechnik, Book 710, Frankfurt 2003; "Development of a Practice
Relevant Pitting Test", FVA Information Sheet 371, Forschungsvereinigung
Antriebstechnik, Frankfurt 2006).
Measurement is effected at 90 C. At load level 10 (i.e. a torque of 373 Nm)
and
a rotational speed of 1450 rpm, the entrainment speed is 5.678 m/s at a
maximum Hertzian pressure of 2.240 GPa. Fatigue occurs when craters of total
area >= 5 mm2 are observed. This method is referred to hereinafter as FZG
PTX-C 10/90 test.
The present invention will be illustrated in detail hereinafter with reference
to
examples and comparative examples, without any intention that this should
impose a restriction.
Preparation examples
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Comparative example 1
16.7 g of monomer mix (94% 12-15-alkyl methacrylate and 6%
dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate) and 0.283 g of n-dodecyl mercaptan were
filled together with 150 g of 100N oil into the 2 I reaction flask of an
apparatus
with saber stirrer, condenser, thermometer, feed pump and N2 inlet. The
apparatus was inertized and heated to 100 C using an oil bath. Once the
mixture in the reaction flask had reached a temperature of 100 C, 0.456 g of
tert-butyl peroctoate was added.
At the same time the feed of a mixture of 833 g of monomer mix (94% 12-15-
alkyl methacrylate and 6% dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate), 14.2 g of
n-dodecyl mercaptan and 2.50 g of tert-butyl peroctoate by means of a pump
was commenced. The addition proceeded homogeneousiy over a period of
3.5 h at 100 C.
2 h and 4 h after the end of feeding, another 1.70 g each time of tert-butyl
peroctoate were added, and the mixture was stirred at 100 C for a further 2 h.
This gives virtually 1000 g of an 85% clear solution.
Example 1
First, the base polymer was prepared. 29.4 g of monomer mixture (75% 12/14-
alkyl methacrylate and 25% methyl methacrylate) and 0.0883 g of n-dodecyl
mercaptan were filled together with 265 g of 100N oil into the 2 I reaction
flask
of an apparatus with a saber stirrer, condenser, thermometer, feed pump and
N2 inlet. The apparatus was inertized and heated to 100 C using an oil bath.
Once the mixture in the reaction flask reached a temperature of 100 C, 2.26 g
of tert-butyl peroctoate were added.
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At the same time, the feed of a mixture of 706 g of monomer mixture (75%
12/14-alkyl methacrylate and 25% methyl methacrylate), 2.12 g of n-dodecyl
mercaptan and 19.8 g of tert-butyl peroctoate by means of a pump was
5 commenced. The addition proceeded homogeneously over a period of 3.5 h at
105 C. 2 h after the end of feeding, another 1.47 g each time of tert-butyl
peroctoate were added at 105 C. This gave a 73.5% clear solution.
The resulting 1000 g of 73.5/26.5 mixture of base polymer/100N oil was
10 admixed with 22.7 g of N-vinylpyrrolidone (NVP) and grafted at 130 C with
1.89 g of tert-butyl perbenzoate. 1 h, 2 h and 3 h after the first addition, a
further 0.947 g each time of tert-butyl perbenzoate was fed in at 130 C. After
a
further hour of stirring, the mixture is diluted again to 73.5% with 100N oil.
15 The graft yield was approx. 20%, measured via the signal height. The graft
yield
was determined by the method described in WO 2006/007934.
Example 2
20 An apparatus consisting of a 2L reaction flask with a dropping funnel,
saber
stirrer, condenser, thermometer and N2 inlet was used. First, 463 g of 12/14-
alkyl methacrylate, 56 g of 100N oil, 1.5 g of CuCI and 2.7 g of
pentamethylendiethylentriamine were initially charged in the reaction flask
and
inertized with stirring. A heterogeneous rnixture was present, since the
25 complexed catalyst is only incompletely soluble. During the heating
operation,
the reaction was started with 6.1 g of ethyl bromoisobutyrate at about 65 C.
After noticeable exothermicity, the mixture was allowed to react at 95 C for 2
h.
At a conversion of at least 90% of initially used 12/14-alkyl methacrylate,
37.5 g
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of morpholinoethyl methacrylate were added dropwise within 5 min, and the
mixture was left to react at 95 C for a further 4 h. Subsequently, the mixture
was diluted to 50% with 100N oil and pressure-filtered while warm to remove
the CuCI (Seitz T1000 10 pm depth filter). This gave a 50% reddish solution.
Example 3
First, an 8-arm initiator was prepared. The 8-arm octa (a-
bromoisobutyryl)sucrose initiator was synthsized by a synthesis described in
M. H. Stenzel-Rosenbaum, T. P. Davis, V. Chen, A. Fane, Macromolecules 34
(2001), 5433, in which a 72% yield was achieved. The structure was proved by
means of'H NMR. Analysis by MALDI-ToF-MS (Bruker Daltonics Reflex 3;
337 nm N2 laser; acceleration voltage 20 kV; 2,5-dihydroxybenzoic acid/LiCI/8-
arm initiator = 10/1/1wt%) shows 87 mol% with 8-fold functionalization
(M+ML;+=1541 g/mol) and 13 mol% with 7-fold functionalization
(M+ML;+=1393 g/mol).
To synthesize the star polymer, an apparatus consisting of a 2L reaction flask
with dropping funnel, saber stirrer, condenser, thermometer and N2 inlet was
used. First, 450 g of 12/14-alkyl methacrylate, 500 g of i-octane, 0.6 g of
CuCI,
0.01 g of CuBr2, 20 g of octa(a-bromoisobutyryl)sucrose were initially charged
in the reaction flask and inertized with stirring. During the heating
operation, the
reaction was started with 1.1 g of pentamethylenediethylenetriamine at about
60 C. A heterogeneous mixture was present, since the complexed catalyst is
only incompletely soluble. After noticeable exothermicity, the mixture was
left to
react at 60 for 6 h, then at 70 C for 6 h, then at 80 for 6 h.
At a conversion of at least 90% of initially used 12/14-alkyl methacrylate and
after heating to 90 C, 50 g of dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate were added
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dropwise within 5 min, and the mixture was left to react at 90 C for a further
40 h. It was stopped by adding 5 mi of a solution of 10 g/I CuBr2, 10 g/I
pentamethylenediethylenetriamine and 5 g/I lrganox 1010 in i-octane. The
mixture was pressure-filtered while warm through an AI203 column to remove
the copper salts. The product was repeatedly digested in three times the
volume of methanol and the methanol was decanted off. Finally, the methanol
was drawn off. This gave. a solvent-free rubber-like reddish polymer.
The mass-average molecular weights MW and polydispersity indices PDI of the
polymers were determined by GPC, and the results are shown in the table. The
measurements were effected in tetrahydrofuran at 35 C against a polymethyl
methacrylate calibration curve obtained from a set of _ 25 standards (Polymer
Standards Service or Polymer Laboratories), the Mpeak of which was in a
homogeneous logarithmic distribution over the range from 5=106 to 2-102 g/mol.
A combination of six columns (Polymer Standards Service SDV 100A / 2x
SDV LXL / 2x SDV 100A / Shodex KF-800D) is used. To record the signal, an
RI detector (Agilent 1100 Series) is used.
For all polymers, owing to adsorptions of the strongly polar N/O-functional
block
structures, there is a shift toward somewhat lower apparent molecular weights
MW,apparent. On the other hand, for star polymers, the values measured
Mw,apparent
are significantly higher than for linear PAMA of similar shear stability.
The molecular weight distributions of all block polymers and star block
polymers
prepared by ATRP were strictly monomodal. Especially in the case of the star
block polymers, no indications of free-radical star-star couplings were
observed,
which would be noticeable, for instance, at double the number-average Mn.
There were likewise no indications of crosslinking, which would be noticeable
by outliers toward higher molecular weights.
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Comparative example 2
The synthesis of a PAMA without N/O-functional comonomers (cf. R.M. Mortier,
S.T. Orszulik (eds.): "Chemistry and Technology of Lubricants", Blackie
Academic & Professional, London, 2"d ed. 1997; J. Bartz: "Additive fur
Schmierstoffe", Expert-Veriag, Renningen-Malmsheim 1994) is described
hereinafter.
11.1 g of 12-15-alkyl methacrylate and 0.19 g of n-dodecyl mercaptan are
filled
together with 100 g of 100N oil into the 2L reaction flask of an apparatus
with a
saber stirrer, condenser, thermometer, feed pump and N2 inlet. The apparatus
is inertized and heated to 100 C using ari oil bath. When the mixture in the
reaction flask has reached a temperature of 100 C, 0.57 g of tert-butyl
peroctoate is added.
At the same time, the feed of a mixture of 889 g of 12-15-alkyl methacrylate,
15.1 g of n-dodecyl mercaptan and 3.1 g of tert-butyl peroctoate by means of a
pump is commenced. The addition is effected homogeneously over a period of
3.5 h at 100 C.
2 h and 4 h after the end of feeding, another 1.8 g each time of tert-butyl
peroctoate are added, and the mixture is stirred at 100 C for a further 2 h.
This
gives virtually 1000 g of a 90% clear solution.
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Table 1. Molecular weights.
Mw,apparent PDI
(g/molJ
Comparative example 1 21700 1.82
Example 1 36600 2.64
Example 2 22100 1.32
Example 3 46660 1.20
Comparative example 2 25400 1.86
Use examples
A fully formulated base fluid, which, however, is free of VI improver,
comprising
API (American Petroleum Institute) group III base oil plus DI package
(dispersant inhibitor package) comprising dispersant, detergent, defoamer,
corrosion inhibitor, antioxidant, antiwear additive and extreme pressure
additive, friction modifier) of KV40=22.32cSt, KV100=4.654cSt and VI=128 was
used.
The polymers specified above were adjusted to KV100=6.5cSt (ASTM D445) in
the base fluid. The typical formulation parameters of KV40 and viscosity index
VI (ASTM 2270) were determined. It is also possible to examine KV20, low-
temperature BF-40 (test instrument from Brookfield, DIN 51398) and shear
stability to DIN 51350-6 (20 h, tapered roller bearing). Table 2 shows the
properties of the compositions obtained and the amounts of polymer used. Use
example 1 comprises the polymer according to preparation example 1, this
statement also applying to the futher preparation examples and comparative
examples.
In addition, an antiwear and extreme pressure additive obtainable commercially
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from Rheinchemie (Mannheim/Germany) under the Additin RC 3760 trade
name was examined, with the data obtained thereby shown in table 2 as
comparative example 3. The given additive is a tri(dodecyl)amine-neutralized
hexylphosphoric ester with a degree of esterification of 1.5. The product is
5 highly viscous and free of solvent.
Table 2. Compositions examined
Additive Polymer KV1 00 Viscosity
concentration concentration [mm2/s) index (VI)
Comparative
8.6% 7.3% 6.49 158
example 1
Comparative
8.0% 7.2% 6.52 161
example 2
Comparative
24.5% 6.45 128
example 3
Example 1 8.0% 5.9% 6.51 167
Example 2 13.5% 6.8% 6.54 169
Example 3 2.8% 2.8% 6.80 171
To determine the fatigue, the above-described methods according to DIN
10 51350-1 (FBA, four-ball apparatus) and according to DIN 51819-1 with an FE8
roller bearing lubricant test rig from FAG (FAG FE8; Schaeffler KG,
Schweinfurt) were used.
The determination of a fatigue time requires several tests under the same
15 operating conditions. A fatigue time can be represented either as an
arithmetic
mean or, in the case of a sufficient number of tests, with the aid of Weibull
statistics (W. Weibull: "Fatigue Testing and Analysis of Results", Pergamon
Press 1961), as a fatigue time for failure probability Pi=50%. This means that
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50% of all samples have exhibited fatigue by the time specified. The failure
probability Pf should not be confused with the confidence level Pc of the
study,
which is P,=90%.
Table 3 compiles the results obtained from the determination of fatigue times.
The results show clearly that the inventive examples (at equal KV1 00)
significantly increase the fatigue time compared to the prior art.
Table 3. Fatigue times of the compositions examined
FBA: FAG FE8:
Weibull mean arithmetic mean
from 10 tests from 2 tests
[Revolutions] [Hours]
Comparative example 1 136 810
Comparative example 2 108 040 148
Comparative example 3 106 860
Example 1 148 775 476
Example 2 150 550 1987
Example 3 146 530
In addition, the composition obtained with the polymer according to example 1
was evaluated according to the above-described FZG PT-C 10/120 test and the
FZG PTX-C 10/90 test. The composition comprising the polymers according to
example 1 achieved a value of 36.0 hours (FZG PT-C 10/120) and 242 hours
(FZG PTX-C 10/90). These data are based on an arithmetic mean from 3 (FZG
PT-C 10/120) or 2 (FZG PTX-C 10/90) tests.
